Algerian TV Runs 'Hostage' Pictures

	Algerian TV Runs 'Hostage' Pictures Algerian TV Runs 'Hostage' Pictures David Cameron has said he 'fears the worst' for five British hostages, as Algerian TV shows images it claims are from the attack. The Prime Minister has said he fears the worst for five Britains who are unaccounted for after the Algerian hostage crisis drew to a bloody close. The Algerian Interior Ministry has said that 23 hostages were killed during the four-day stand-off with the al Qaeda-linked Islamist gunmen who stormed the gas plant in the Saharan desert on Wednesday. Some 32 militants were also killed, while 107 foreign workers and 685 local employees had been released. Mr Hague announced the latest casualties after Algerian special forces launched a "final assault" against the terrorists. Algerian special forces are said by the state news agency, APS, to have stormed the natural gas installation in the middle of the Sahara desert. They reportedly killed 11 militants holding out inside the plant. APS quoted an Algerian security source as saying that the hostages who died were killed by their captor. Algerian troops are understood to be working to remove explosives from the plant, which had been set by the militants as booby traps before the final battle. It has been reported that troops recovered six machine guns, 21 rifles, two shotguns, two 60mm mortars with shells, six 60mm missiles with launchers, two rocket-propelled grenades with eight rockets and 10 grenades in explosive belts. Mr Hague said: "We are working hard to get <b>...</b>	From: acworldnews Views: 0 0 ratings
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